How do I input the entire pot of food and then work out a portion by grams?

ElspethYoung2521
ElspethYoung2521 Posts: 1 Member
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I cook for the family, so I would like to be able to weight each item then weight the finish pan of food afterwards. I would then weigh my portion and have the app work out the calories etc for me. I used my fitness pal years ago and this was possible but I can't figure it out now. Also, is the bar code scanner only on the paid version?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,908 Member
    The most simple question first: yes, the bar code scanner is a premium feature (or certainly for the US).

    As for the other question: I recommend using the Meals functionality for that (or alternatively the recipe builder).

    - create a meal with all your ingredients
    - weigh the finished dish (I like to add the weight of the finished dish in the meal name)
    - weigh your own portion
    - add the appropriate fraction of the dish to your diary. For example: if the dish weighed 2000gr and your portion weighed 300gr, you'd log 0.15 (300 divided by 2000) of the meal to your diary

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